Constituency
385. Tindivanam
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998
IN-TINDIVANAM
MDMK 49.4%won by 4.8%DMK 44.5%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost it to Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), which now leads by 4.8%.
- MDMK vote shareMDMK went from 5.4% to 49.4% of the vote here (+44.0%).
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 93.9% of the vote between them, up from 79.0% — a tighter two-way contest.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 5.8% to 60.9%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
10,65,026
Turnout
60.9%
Valid votes
6,48,630
Margin
31,453
4.85%
Candidates
12 contested · winner MDMK- 1RAMACHANDRAN N. GINGEEMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK3,20,14149.4%
- 2VENKATRAMAN G.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,88,68844.5%
- 3RAMAMURTHEE K.Indian National Congress · INC29,9084.6%
- 4JEYABALAN R.Bahujan Samaj Party · BSP4,8370.7%
- 5PARAMASIVAM D.Independent · IND1,8920.3%
- 6RAMACHANDRAN V.Independent · IND8270.1%
- 7ISMAIL N.M.Independent · IND6400.1%
- 8PALANI P.S.Independent · IND5760.1%
- 9LAKSHMANAN G.Rashtriya Janata Dal · RJD4430.1%
- 10INIYADAYALAN G.Independent · IND3320.1%
- 11MOHAMED ALI JINNA M.Independent · IND1890.0%
- 12MUNUSAMY R.Independent · IND1570.0%
Since 1996
Derived- Winner then
- DMK
- Winner now
- MDMKflipped
- MDMK–DMK swing
- +52.8%
- MDMK share
- 5.4% → 49.4%
- DMK share
- 53.3% → 44.5%
- Turnout
- 66.7% → 60.9%